Patented American Planes 1795-1875 Volume 1 - New Book

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PATENTED AMERICAN PLANES Vol. 1 (1795-1875) This is a new softcover book titled "PATENTED AMERICAN PLANES FOR WOOD, LEATHER, AND THE ALLIED TRADES 1795 TO 1934 by Lars Larson and Clarence Blanchard. If you are looking for patented American planes and their patents, then this is the book for you. This comprehensive sourcebook, the first book of a three-volume series, covers and beautifully illustrates in detailed line drawings and photos all kinds of planes. Volume 1 covers planes patented from 1795 to 1875, so if you have an unmarked plane you would like to find information on, chances are you will find it in this book. It features all the currently known plane patents (more than 1300 in all 3 volumes) in an organized manner with helpful information that will help you accurately identify your plane. With the numerous indexes and illustrations, this book is all you need for researching, identifying, or learning more about planes. This book has the same information that has been available only to a very few people for years. The first volume has over 400 patent drawings indexed by date, patented number, patentee and function. With detail indexes a plane from woodworking, leather or many other trades can be quickly identified and rated. As an aid to determining value each patent has been reviewed for rarity and assigned a relative rarity read more